Audrey Hepburn said it best, "Paris is always a great idea" and I couldn't agree with her more. We went to London, Paris and then back to London this Spring Break. As always it was an amazing trip and I didn't want to board that "United" plane home ;-)

One of our highlights while in Paris was surprising the kids with a personalized sidecar tour by Retro Tours. If you ever find yourselves in Paris I HIGHLY recommend them. It is one of the most unique experiences you can have there. These guys are real Parisians and know their city. They want to show you lesser well-known areas of Paris, rarely seen by visitors. The secret Paris they like to say. We told them the general district of where we wanted to go (Montmartre and the Sacré-Couer) and they truly showed us streets and areas that we would never have found ourselves or read about it guide books. They are so knowledgeable and constantly telling you little factoids about the areas that your are driving through. We planned it so at the end of our time together they dropped us off at the Eiffel Tour where we were having dinner that night. Such a fun and cool experience that I know the kids will never forget!

The Eiffel Tower is truly such a masterpiece and an engineering wonder. You can't help but gaze up at all that metal and wonder how it all fits together. After dinner we stayed around to watch the sunset, which of course was stunning.

Visiting museums is a must when in Paris. We bought the Museum Paris Pass which was a huge time-saver because it allowed us to bypass the crowds, line-ups and head straight to the Fast Pass lane. A win for us!

I loved capturing the kid's first glance of the Mona Lisa. I told them they might be surprised at her size ... and I definitely was right.